Medical Advisory Board

Dr. Ira Bernstein is a family physician who has practiced in Toronto for over 30 years. A graduate from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Dr. Bernstein provides full-service primary medical care at his Toronto office. This includes newborn care and the continuum of life care, with an interest in diabetes management and geriatric care.

Dr. Bernstein is also an undergraduate professor and Medical Advisor to Metabolic Balance Canada. Additionally, he is the Medical Investigator for a nutritional company which conducts clinical trials of a product to objectively evaluate traditional Chinese Medicine with Western scientific principles.

Toronto Chiropractor Dr. David Koivuranta is owner/operator of the Toronto Neck and Back Pain Clinic and Time Health Management, a corporate health strategy company that focuses on ergonomics and employee engagement through human factors. His online information centre can be found at www.DKChiroBlog.com, supporting short-term drop-in care for neck and back pain relief.

Dr. Hilary Kwan graduated from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 2013 after receiving an Honors Bachelor of Science Degree in Neuroscience and Integrative Biology. She also obtained an acupuncture certification in 2013.

As a chiropractor she treats acute, repetitive, and chronic musculoskeletal conditions such as neck and low back pain, headaches and concussions, shoulder, groin injuries, lower body and ankle injuries. Dr. Kwan has also received additional training in acupuncture, professional athlete treatment, and prenatal and postnatal chiropractic care. Dr. Kwan has volunteered as a Chiropractor for the 2015 Toronto Pan American and Parapan American Games.

Dr. Lucy Lyons is a general practitioner with over 20 years of clinical experience. She studied Neuroscience with a particular interest in the exploration and support of the innate homeostatic mechanisms in the brain and body. Trained in London, UK, she now has a family practice in Vancouver.

Dr. Lyons has published research on new pain pathways and teaches patients mental training exercises and emotional off-loading for anxiety, insomnia and chronic pain. She is a member of the Faculty of Medicine at UBC and is Co-Chair of the Vancouver Coastal Health Physician Wellness Committee.

Dr. Ted Jablonski is an award-winning family physician based in Calgary, Alberta. In addition to family medicine, Ted has been medical director of Jablonski Health at Peak Medical Group Montgomery for over a decade, doing consultant work in sexual and transgender medicine for Southern Alberta.

Outside of his medical practice, Ted is a sought-after speaker, trainer, media spokesperson and educator with many conferences, radio, television and video credits. “Dr. J” is a published author, singer-songwriter and passionate emerging playwright.

Dr. Mike Stewart is a “hands-on” chiropractor who focuses on everyday aches and pains resulting from “sit-stand-sleep” postural imbalances. He attended the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College after being inspired by a chiropractor who treated his daily pain from a motor vehicle accident, and has been practicing in Calgary since graduating in 1989.

Dr. Stewart splits his working hours between Core Health Centre and Active Back to Health Centre at the Chinook Centre. He considers himself blessed to use his skills to lead medical-based mission teams to Guatemala and Malawi, where chiropractic is a new and exciting experience to the locals.

Dr. Zain Bheriani is a Calgary-based family doctor who is very passionate about giving her patients the potential to get the most out of their lives. Dr. Bheriani is a graduate of the University of Calgary in 2016 in Family Medicine.

Though she was born in Calgary, she spent most of her childhood in Thailand, Italy, New Zealand, United States, and the Caribbean. This has given her an understanding and appreciation of cultural intricacies and has allowed her to offer her service to the global community. Her true love is International Aid, having done relief work in Papua New Guinea, Equatorial Guiana, India, Laos, and South America.

Dr. Stuart McGill is a world-renowned professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo, where he has worked for over 33 years. He and his team have become worldwide leading experts in understanding back pain mechanisms and developing clinical assessment techniques that have revolutionized the industry. He is on editorial boards of several medical research journals and was the Chair of the Department of Kinesiology at Waterloo from 2003-2009.

Dr. McGill has taught thousands of clinicians and practitioners, published multiple textbooks, hundreds of research papers has received too many international awards to count. He has consulted for organizations such as the NFL, NHL, NBA, UFC, Canadian Military and The United States Navy - Special Forces.